A taxonomic revision of the ground spiders of the genus Apopyllus (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) Author Azevedo, Guilherme H. F. Author Ott, Ricardo Author Griswold, Charles E. Author Santos, Adalberto J. text Zootaxa 2016 4178 3 301 327 journal article 37972 10.11646/zootaxa.4178.3.1 7e73aacb-9d7d-4eb6-a151-af4fb9935077 1175-5326 261073 2EE90745-EEA2-4ECA-A82B-EFC246495682 Apopyllus now Platnick & Shadab, 1984 Figs 3 C, 4C, 5C, 6C, 7C, 8C, 10E, 11E, 12E, 13E, 14A Apopyllus now Platnick & Shadab, 1984 : 7 , figs 19–22. Male holotype and female paratype from the south slope of Veeris Berg, Curaçao ( 12º10’7”N , 68º59’25”W ), 20.XII.1962 , H.W. Levi coll., deposited in MCZ (examined). Diagnosis. Females can be distinguished by the anterior ridge arched and thick on the sides ( Figs 10 E, 11E). Males can be diagnosed by the retrolateral cymbial projection shorter than the RTA in dorsal and ventral view, by the shorter embolus, with a more distally situated embolus loop, and by the shape of the robust RTA ( Figs 3 C, 4C, 5C, 6C, 7C, 8C). Description. See Platnick & Shadab (1984) . Material examined. Only the holotype and paratype. Distribution. Known only from the type locality, Curaçao ( Fig. 14 A).